Fair Oak Drive, Luton, LU2 7TQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU2 7TQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	48.6%	-2.5%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	48.9%	51.4%	2.5%	49.0%	2.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.3%	39.6%	-3.7%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	29.1%	30.6%	1.5%	44.2%	-13.6%
Separated	4.3%	5.2%	0.9%	2.2%	3.0%
Divorced	16.9%	20.8%	3.9%	9.1%	11.7%
Widowed	6.3%	3.8%	-2.5%	6.1%	-2.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.2%	52.6%	4.4%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	31.6%	29%	-2.6%	33.6%	-4.6%
Fair health	14.2%	10.9%	-3.3%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	5%	5.5%	0.5%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	2%	0.9%	1.2%	0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.4%	18.3%	-4.1%	18.2%	0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	8.3%	-5.9%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	23.2%	15.5%	-7.7%	13.4%	2.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	8.3%	6.3%	5.3%	3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15%	13.1%	-1.9%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	33.8%	13.3%	33.8%	0.0%
Other	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	3.2%	4.3%	1.1%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	0%	3.2%	3.2%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	3.2%	7.5%	4.3%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.0%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	2%	1.3%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	80.1%	73.7%	-6.4%	81.4%	-7.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	6%	0.9%	-5.1%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.7%	68.9%	-8.8%	83.2%	-14.3%
European Union	15.2%	17.3%	2.1%	6.1%	11.2%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	2%	0.2%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	2.5%	6.1%	3.6%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	4.6%	3.2%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.5%	68.9%	-5.6%	83.2%	-14.3%
10+ Years	1.1%	18.2%	17.1%	9.8%	8.4%
5-10 Years	1.8%	7.2%	5.4%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	16%	3.7%	-12.3%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	6.7%	2%	-4.7%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.2%	76.7%	-12.5%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	6.1%	1.3%	4.8%
Romania	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	10.4%	13.5%	-3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.8%	37.2%	-2.4%
Christian	44.8%	46.2%	-1.4%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	8%	6.5%	1.5%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Fair Oak Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fair Oak Drive was 50.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.2% lower than the High Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fair Oak Drive has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town and the 238th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in LU2 7TQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fair Oak Drive are based on 94 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Luton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fair Oak Drive, Luton, LU2 7TQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 7TQ

Average Price
£158,813

Semi-Detached
£177,269

Terraced
£184,994

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,952

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fair Oak Drive

Average Price
£170,436

Semi-Detached
£202,430

Terraced
£181,943

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£162,937

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fair Oak DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
52 Fair Oak Drive, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£129,000	2023-11-24	£132,192
22 Fair Oak Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2023-10-23	£140,142
35 Fair Oak Drive, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£152,500	2022-10-27	£150,545
20 Fair Oak Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2021-12-21	£122,739
6 Fair Oak Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£118,500	2021-11-19	£122,091

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 7TQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	122
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	15
Transport and storage	12
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	1,827 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	2,609 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	2,814 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	3,093 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	4,679 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sacred Heart Primary School Langford Drive , Stopsley LU2 9AJ	3out of 4	845 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley Community Primary School Hitchin Road , LU2 7UG	3out of 4	932 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
River Bank Primary School Bath Road , LU3 1ES	2out of 4	1,170 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ramridge Primary School Turners Road North , LU2 9AH	3out of 4	1,204 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Primary School Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ	2out of 4	1,256 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	632 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	1,383 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	1,968 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	2,066 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Putteridge High School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ	3out of 4	2,331 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Luton Sixth Form College Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW	- not rated	829 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richmond Hill School Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL	4out of 4	765 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lady Zia Wernher School Ashcroft Road , Stopsley LU2 9AY	4out of 4	1,071 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	1,483 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Olive Tree Primary School 116 Bury Park Road (first floor) , Luton LU1 1HE	- not rated	1,920 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Active Support Education Centre Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ	- not rated	1,971 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coffee shop	1 St Thomas's Road	801 yd
Baltistan Ltd	317 Hitchin Road	813 yd
Stopsley Fire Station	Fire Station, 2 Stopsley Way	1,018 yd
Flag Club	Stopsley Community Primary School, Hitchin Road	1,039 yd
Jay Raj Indian Cuisine	636 Hitchin Road	1,039 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Luton Co-operative Sports & Social Club	Luton Co Operative Sports Club, Stockingstone Road	450 yd
Luton Indoor Bowls Club	Luton Indoor Bowling Club, 50 Stockingstone Road	450 yd
Jolly Topers	Jolly Topers, 369 Hitchin Road	554 yd
Luton Conservative Club	First And Last, 587 Hitchin Road	901 yd
Sportsman	The Sportsman, 595 Hitchin Road	1,023 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fillers Sandwich Bar	93a Stockingstone Road	452 yd
Southern Fried Chicken	4 Stockingstone Road	557 yd
Bro’s Peri Peri	355 Hitchin Road	677 yd
Luton Fish Bar	347 Hitchin Road	688 yd
Bamboo House	351 Hitchin Road	688 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
CO-OP	628 Hitchin Road	1,039 yd
Tesco Express	598-602 Hitchin Road	1,039 yd
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD	248 North Street	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Luton Indoor Bowls Club Co-Operative Sports Ground Co-Operative Sports Ground Stockingstone Road	indoor bowls	412 yd
Stopsley High School STOPSLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STOPSLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ST THOMAS'S ROAD	grass pitches	598 yd
Playfootball Luton Stopsley High School & Community College Stopsley High School & Community College St. Thomas's Road	artificial grass pitch	632 yd
Luton Town And Indians Cricket Club Old Bedford Road	grass pitches	784 yd
Luton Sixth Form College (Closed) Bradgers Hill Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	937 yd
Wardown Park NEW BEDFORD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	953 yd
Stopsley Community Primary School HITCHIN ROAD	grass pitches	960 yd
Ashcroft Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Ashcroft Road	grass pitches	996 yd
Luton Regional Recreation Ground ST. THOMAS'S ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	997 yd
Luton Regional Sports Centre (Closed) St. Thomas's Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,029 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of LU2 7TQ